Ardmore Jobs

Ardmore is an important business, cultural and tourist destination city, as well as the county seat of Carter County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2006 census estimates, the city had a population of 24,535, while the Ardmore micropolitan statistical area totaled 56,665. Ardmore is located 90 miles equidistant from Oklahoma City and Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas at the junction of Interstate 35 and U.S. Route 70, and is generally considered the hub of Arbuckle Country , a 10-county region in south central Oklahoma. Geologically speaking, Ardmore is situated about 16 km south of the Arbuckle Mountains, and is located at the eastern margin of the Healdton Basin, one of the most oil-rich regions of the United States. Ardmore was named after the affluent Philadelphia suburb and historic Pennsylvania Main Line stop Ardmore, Pennsylvania, which was named after Ardmore, Ireland by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1873. The name Ardmore is Gaelic signifying high grounds or hills.

Ardmore is the principal center of trade for a 10 county region in south central Oklahoma, with a retail pull factor of 1.7 - 1.9. Ardmore's major employers are Michelin North America, with 1,900 employees and Mercy Memorial Health Center, with 900 employees. Several hundred employees work for regional distribution centers for Best Buy, Circuit City, Dollar Tree and Dollar General Stores, among others. Several hundred more are employeed by the 1-800-Flowers.com Service Center, one of the top employers of women in the area. The 85,000 bpd Valero Refinery in northeast Ardmore employs some 250 area residents. Ardmore is also home to the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, among the nation's 50 largest private foundations, primarily engaged in agricultural bioresearch activities. In July 2006, it was announced that the Chinese-owned Nanjing Automobile Group would build an assembly plant at the Ardmore Air Park, 10 miles northeast of Ardmore, for the MG TF Coupe. It would be the first...more

Among the most common occupations in Ardmore are Management, professional, and related occupations, 27%; Sales and office occupations, 24%; and Service occupations, 18%. Approximately 72 percent of workers in Ardmore, Oklahoma work for companies, 12 percent work for the government and 8 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Ardmore, Oklahoma are Educational, health and social services, 22%; Retail trade, 14%; and Manufacturing, 11%. Simply Hired's Ardmore job listings indicate that the following industries in Ardmore are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Ardmore, Oklahoma is $25,878, and the median income of households in Ardmore was $28,046.

According to our Ardmore Trends data, the number of Ardmore, Oklahoma jobs has decreased by 30% since October 2011.

Population of Ardmore Total population 23,711 Male 46.93% Female 53.07% Median age 38.9     Ardmore Housing Owner-occupied homes 63.8% Median cost of a home $61,600 Median mortgage payment $462 Renter-occupied homes 36.2% Vacant housing 11.7% Median monthly rent $430     Average Income Median for all male full-time $28,685 Median for all female full-time $23,070     Household Income Less than $10,000 17% $10,000 to $14,999 10% $15,000 to $24,999 17% $25,000 to $34,999 15% $35,000 to $49,999 13% $50,000 to $74,999 16% $75,000 to $99,999 6% $100,000 to $149,999 3% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 6% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 16% High school graduate 33% Some college, no degree 23% Associate's degree 4% Bachelor's degree 12% Graduate degree 6%     Marital Status Never married 18% Currently married 56% Separated 2% Widowed 10% Divorced 14%     Race White 76% Black or African American 12% Asian 1% Other 11%     Ardmore Commute Carpool 11.4% Public transportation 0.7% Average travel time 16 minutes